Senior Java Engineer (Remote)

Overview

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s) : AZ, FL, GA, NC and TX.

We have a highly engaged team of engineers and are driving a new custom developed platform and implementing automated testing on all newly developed projects. Come join us as part of this exciting space where you can dig in the details with other developers and the business, as well as have fun sharpening your technical skills and designing solutions for problems that

don’t

yet have answers. We are looking for people who have a passion for development and leading teams.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned software developer with a history of operating in

large

enterprise environment. Banking experience is preferred, but not necessary. This individual would have tangible examples of how they have led development teams to successful deployments, coached and mentored junior developers, and have contributed to enterprise level design of a system(s). They will also be able to clearly communicate and express complex ideas not only with development team members, but also business product owners, while

establishing

a working relationship built on trust through delivery.

Responsibilities

The Sr Software Engineer will

be responsible for

all software aspects within the team including research, design, technology insertion, development,

testing,

and support.

Lead SCRUM Agile development teams

Partner with architects and solution engineers to design and develop technical solutions that meet user needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, and reliability.

Oversee proactive maintenance on our existing

Iaas

/ SaaS and

on-premises

applications within the Digital, Cards, Risk, and Merchant Services to ensure our mission critical systems

remain

stable,

are able to

scale as our business grows, and remain fit-for-purpose.

Coordinate and

assist

with troubleshooting of code defects, data

errors

and configuration problems to

determine

the origin of application

errors

Know how to support Business critical / complex applications.

Exercises Judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine

appropriate action

Drive departmental best practices, guidelines implementation and adhere to standards.

Show

expertise

in designing and developing real-time integrations, file-based

integrations,

and be able to

optimize

the use of database level processing.

Demonstrate empathy with

developers

and poses an innate desire to create a superlative developer experience down to the last detail.

Have

a deep love of building elegant, maintainable, well-documented, secure code.

Always work to improve oneself and constructively support the team around them.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Software application development and maintenance

Preferred Qualifications

6+ years of back-end microservices focused development experience

Strong knowledge and experience with Java 11+

Strong knowledge and experience with Standard Design Patterns such as Factories, Command, Facade, Adapter, and more

Strong knowledge and experience with OOD / OOA

Strong knowledge and experience with Spring and Spring Boot frameworks

Strong knowledge and experience with REST and APIs

Strong knowledge and experience with Unit Test and Mocking frameworks

Strong knowledge and experience with git

Basic knowledge and experience with Postman

Basic knowledge of messaging queues (Kafka), caching techniques and elastic search

Basic knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Basic knowledge and experience with Scrum and Agile

Basic knowledge and experience with wikis

Preferred Experience

Automation Testing

React UI Development

Gitlab Pipeline Development

Experience leading development teams

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https : / / jobs.firstcitizens.com / benefits.

Company Description :

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., First Citizens Bank serves customers in 18 states and the District of Columbia. For over 100 years, customers have trusted First Citizens with their money … and their futures. Today, First Citizens is the largest family-controlled bank in the nation and the sixth-largest bank franchise headquartered in the Southeast with more than $30 billion in assets. We employ more than 6,000 associates who are focused on helping our customers achieve a lifetime of success. First Citizens operates more than 570 branches in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

First Citizens Bank. Forever First®. Member FDIC.

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran

If you need special assistance or an accommodation in applying for employment at First Citizens Bank, please contact our Human Resources department.